How to Use squad car in a Sentence

squad car

noun
  • Cox was first placed in the back of a squad car that had seat belts.
    — Ana Ley, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
  • Later, hands cuffed in the squad car, his body shakes as tears streak his face.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The video shows two squad cars close in on the vehicle.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The crash sent the squad car crashing into the side of a home.
    — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • Suddenly, a squad car screeched to a stop in front of the house.
    — Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2018
  • Video from the crash site shows the squad car also hit a fire hydrant.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
  • As the night wound down, a slow-moving squad car rolled by—a rare sight these days.
    — Gili Ostfield, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2020
  • The deputies' squad car pulled up behind them with lights flashing.
    — Christopher Weber, ajc, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The squad car didn't have a child's car seat, but at least the police used a seat belt.
    — Andrew Theen, OregonLive.com, 24 May 2018
  • The deputy then grabs the girl by a scarf wrapped around her head and walks her toward a squad car.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Police then handcuff him on the ground and drag him to their squad car, the clip shows.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Two squad cars and a van with grids over the windows, to shut down a noisy dub party.
    — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 31 Mar. 2018
  • The police cuffed him, searched him, and walked him three or four minutes to the squad car.
    — Henry Grabar, New York Press Room, 1 Feb. 2017
  • The other teen who was struggling was still detained in the squad car.
    — Breanna Edwards, Essence, 11 June 2020
  • Floyd had requested to lay on the ground rather than being in the squad car.
    — Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 9 July 2020
  • It wasn't specified if the deputy was in his squad car or outside of it.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2024
  • Later, Rose gave a special needs child a ride home in his squad car.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Then Hollis shows up in his squad car, on the other side of the gate.
    — John Glidden, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Some even let the 6-year-old climb into the driver's seat of their squad cars.
    — Rebecca Bratek, CBS News, 11 June 2018
  • Then someone came in and said there were twelve squad cars outside the building.
    — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The video shows Mitchell being walked up the stairs, outside and to a squad car.
    — Ingrid Harbo, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
  • About six minutes later, the red and white lights of squad cars were flashing in the street.
    — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2019
  • About five blocks from the apartment, two police squad cars blocked the entrance to the street.
    — Mike Schneider, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2018
  • Jan and the kids then watched as Gaye was carted off in the back of a squad car with a black eye.
    — Matthew Allan, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Cops rushed to the boy’s side and lifted him off the ground and into the back of a squad car next to hers.
    — Helen Ubiñas, Philly.com, 10 July 2018
  • The squad car's lights and sirens were activated.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Officers walk him to the squad car to drive him to Green Oaks.
    — Dana Branham, Dallas News, 6 Dec. 2020
  • The man looked at the empty back seat of the squad car being presented to him.
    — Ben Austen, The New Republic, 21 June 2018
  • The man who Sharpe was moving toward is handcuffed and put in a squad car.
    — John Diedrich, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
  • In the bystander video, Lane and Kueng are obscured by a squad car.
    — Amy Forliti, USA TODAY, 17 June 2020

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